- AGED IN AMERICAN OAK -
Rich and smooth with a long sweet finish that pleasantly lingers with just a touch of spicy heat.
Talk about time well spent
"Bless the wind that shakes the barley..."
The Distillery History
The luck of the Irish has nothing to do with how good Great Wagon Road’s spirits are. That’s all skill, recipes, and adhering to the proven methods established by distillers that came long before.
Our passion for distilling hails from a long history of whiskey makers who paid the price for us to get to do it freely.
THE DISTILLERY
Our main copper still was hand made in Germany utilizing age-old coppersmith techniques in harmony with modern touch screen control systems providing the best of what the old and new world has to offer. We age our spirits in new American white oak barrels, and we don’t touch them until they’re at the peak of their flavor. The result is a smooth well rounded Whiskey with a beautiful color. Peach and Cherry to the nose, rich and smooth with sweet vanilla on the pallet, then lingers with just a touch of spicy heat you’d expect from a fine award winning Whiskey.
THE WATER
Always the purest and as a labor of love, Ollie insists on using water sourced from exceptionally pure artisanal spring water straight off the Blue Ridge Mountains from Yancey Co. North Carolina.
Ollie is known to go up as much as twice a month to retrieve the water from the spring catchment system on his mountain property.
Cocktail Recipes
Not only is Great Wagon Road the oldest distillery in Mecklenburg County; it’s the first one in North Carolina to have its own bar, The Broken Spoke. Taste the premium craft beers, homegrown spirits and hearty pub fare in what we hope will quickly become your “place” in Charlotte..
